The Imperialists Are Still Alive Free Screening

When:Sunday, February 13, 2011
Time:7pm
Where:Ace Hotel
20 West 29th Street
New York, NY
Cost:Free

From Rooftop Films:

Join Rooftop Films at The Ace Hotel for a special NO CHARGE preview screening of Zeina Durra’s acclaimed feature film, The Imperialists Are Still Alive! The film opens in New York at the IFC Center and nationwide on VOD on March 4th, so check theimperialistsarestillalive.com for details and spread the word. Zeina Durra will be there for a Q and A after the film.

A successful visual artist working in post-9/11 Manhattan, Asya lives the life of the hip and glamorous, replete with exclusive art parties, supermodels, and stretch limousines while she carefully follows the situation in the Middle East on television. Asya learns that her childhood friend, Faisal, has disappeared-the victim of a purported CIA abduction. That same night, she meets Javier, a sexy Mexican PhD student, and romance blossoms. Javier finds Asya’s conspiracy theories overly paranoid-but nothing in Asya’s world is as it seems. Asya’s life is reflective of the themes of cultural fusion, and the complications and humor that arise simultaneously out of everyday life.

Gorgeous 16 mm grain imbues the film with an anachronistic feel that interestingly evokes times past. The Imperialists Are Still Alive! is an exceptional work and heralds the arrival of Durra as an exciting new directorial talent.